Opinion

By Mayor Mike McGinn Many cities are struggling in the aftermath of the recession to keep the jobs they still have and attract new ones. We're still recovering from the job losses suffered during the recession from 2007 to 2009. Seattle lost 35,…MORE

(Editor’s Note: In honor of Oct. 28’s seventh and deciding game of the World Series, we bring you a special column from our the publisher)

A few weeks ago I did a column on my boyhood dream of becoming a big leaguer.

I told about a…MORE

A lot of years back when White Center had the IGA Food Basket grocery we asked owner Ed Minnis, If he wanted to go pheasant hunting with us near White Swan about 15 minutes southwest of Yakima.

"You bet," he said.

We also took…MORE

After interviewing the local seniors for the past two years, I’ve made several discoveries –- for one thing, it’s not always easy to find those special people and its tough coming up with a believable approach.

After all, I’m a total…MORE

By Metropolitan King County Councilmembers Julia Patterson, Kathy Lambert, Jane Hague and Joe McDermott

The King County Council has worked very hard over the last four years to keep the county’s financial health from deteriorating during…MORE

When they cleared for our house on 33rd Avenue S in SeaTac’s McMicken Heights, they scraped all the topsoil off the whole block and pushed it back into open land towards Highway 99.

Hard clay makes for a great foundation base. For three…MORE

A Road by Any Other Name

If I could rule the Viaduct I’d pick up from the zoo Panda Bears and Bengal Tigers And a Spotted Owl or two

Then plant thousand year old redwoods On her roads where they could roam Bury Indian bones and…MORE

By Mayor Mike McGinn

We are living in a time of deep inequality. Statistics show the United States is experiencing the worst income inequality since 1928. The top 1% control 34% of the nation’s wealth. And it hits unevenly. Communities of…MORE

Entering the beautiful new Navos Mental Health and Wellness Center, I thought, "Boy, I bet Mom would have been amazed and very proud."

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The occasion was the open house last Thursday for the…MORE

We had recently moved into McMicken Heights in the mid 40's. I decided to join the the volunteer fire fighters. They had one shiny new engine. The new station was built on SW 170th across the street from Herron's grocery store. Third son Tim (6)…MORE